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  1. psawyer
    Welcome. I don't know how to remove the wax. The question has been raised many times and the consensus here is that there is no gluten in the wax.
  2. psawyer
    We went to the lake this afternoon. Open Original Shared Link on Lake Ontario, in downtown Toronto. I have a new Open Original Shared Link and was playing around with it. I like it. We had a good afternoon.
  3. psawyer
    This started as a legitimate discussion about misdiagnosis of celiac disease. Somewhere along the way, politics became an element. As a result, this thread has been severely editted to remove political controversy and return it to the OP's topic. Posts were deleted. Posts were editted to remove political content. Nothing has been added to a post.
  4. psawyer
    Most mainstream manufacturers will not put "gluten-free" on a label for legal reasons. They don't put any gluten in the product intentionally, but they buy ingredients from third parties. They don't test them for gluten content, and neither do their suppliers. So, they won't make a published "gluten-free" claim lest they be found liable for an error by one...
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    13.5 stone.
  6. psawyer
    Hey, you calling me "older folk," you youngster?
  7. psawyer
    Well, it's no secret since it is in my profile--58.
  8. psawyer
    So true
  9. psawyer
    If it is, that one refers to corn sensitivity in a subset of people with celiac disease and specific genes. It does not suggest that everyone with celiac disease will react to corn. We know that some people, including some people with celiac disease, are intolerant to corn. Laura, as previously asked, why have you specifically targeted Schar when many...
  10. psawyer
    Go for it. I stand by my statement that if this was a real concern, you would be joined by the groups I mentioned (and others) in raising this as a concern. Until one of them picks up on a worry, barrels will not be on my watch list.
  11. psawyer
    We have heard this many times. None of the major organizations concerned with gluten list wine as a concern. The Gluten Intolerance Group (GIG), the Celiac Sprue Association (CSA), the Canadian Celiac Association (CCA)--none of them mention wine as a concern. I am strongly inclined to believe that if this was a real issue, at least one of them would be...
  12. psawyer
    The link is to Kellogg's Canada; I assume that, like me, you live in Canada (I'm near Toronto). As Karen said, the oats may contain wheat. Most commercial oats are contaminated with wheat because everything along the production process is shared with wheat.
  13. psawyer
    Welcome! I'm in Ontario too. I don't know what the normal turnaround times are. In 2000, when I was being tested, the blood tests were not yet available in Canada. They were still very new in the US. I waited five months for an endoscopy, which was strongly positive (Marsh III).
  14. psawyer
    I was diagnosed and went gluten-free in July of 2000, at 46, so twelve years now. I had severe damage to my villi, so my healing time ran quite a while. I am the healthiest I have ever been. My personal journal into celiac hell began in earnest in 1995, but looking back over my life I can see things that may have been celiac disease symptoms as far back...
  15. psawyer
    The Canadian Celiac Association lists both dextrose and maltodextrin as allowed, without qualification. Soy is not an issue in and of itself with respect to celiac disease, although some people, including some celiacs, are intolerant to soy and must avoid it.
  16. psawyer
    Welcome. Organic does not mean gluten-free. Organic does not mean healthy. Organic means no synthetic chemicals were used. Wheat can be grown organically. Organic peaches have pits that contain cyanide. If "organic" floats your boat, so be it.
  17. psawyer
    Um, actually, that is what I consider the best possible answer. They told you that if the product contained gluten, the label would disclose the fact. No worries about info from their call center or web site reflecting a newer or older version.
  18. psawyer
    When I asked my PCP to have me tested for celiac disease, I was 45. He told me that it was a rare childhood disease, but if I wanted the test he would order it. (I had been a patient for about 30 years, so I was not some crazy arriving with a theory.) Well, it turns out that 45 was not too old. We have members here who were diagnosed in their sixties. It...
  19. psawyer
    I know I replied once before, but there are eight pages. I am in Canada, in the City of Markham, NE of Toronto.
  20. psawyer
    I am not aware of any reason why persons with celiac disease should be any more concerned than the general population. The term compromised, with respect to the immune system, does not refer to celiac disease. It refers to people who are immunodeficient. HIV is one example.
  21. psawyer
    Reference ranges vary from lab to lab, but 118 is very high by any standard. There is a chance that the result is a false positive, but false positives are rare. My thought is that you have a clear positive for celiac disease. We are all here to help you deal with this.
  22. psawyer
    I can't offer specific brand advice, but my experience over the years has been that most cubes are held together with gluten-containing binders. You are more likely to find a gluten-free powder, even within the same brand.
  23. psawyer
    No mainstream manufacturer does. They don't guarantee because they don't test, and a guarantee would expose them to legal liability for an error by one of their suppliers. The products are gluten-free. Focus on what guarantee actually means.
  24. psawyer
    Castle, you said in a previous topic that you are in Canada. Open Original Shared Link There is no meaningful difference between "may contain x" and "may contain traces of x"--both indicate the possibility of accidental content at some low level. I generally avoid products that "may contain wheat," especially if there is an alternative that does...
  25. psawyer
    It may also involve sensitization. That is similar to the concept with the allergy injections. Repeated exposure over time may reduce your sensitivity. The shots seek to do this by building up your tolerance with repeated exposure once a week, then every two weeks, then once a month. I tested as a teenager as being allergic to cats. In the summer of...
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